John A. Olson Jr., MD, PhD

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Services

• Bone and Soft Tissue Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Endocrinology
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck Surgery

Chief, Endocrine Surgery

Department / Division:
Surgery / General Surgery

Address:
DUMC 2945
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 684-6849

Office Telephone:
(919) 668-1767

Fax Telephone:
(919) 668-4777

• M.D., University of Florida, 1992

• General Surgery, Barnes Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, 1992-1998
• Endocrine Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., 1997

• Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 1998-2000

• Ph.D., University of Florida, 1990

Clinical Interests:
Endocrine and oncologic surgery with emphasis on surgical diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and endocrine pancreas; minimally invasive endocrine surgery including minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy (MIRP), minimally invasive thyroidectomy, recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring, and laparoscopic adrenalectomy; surgical oncology including breast cancer, melanoma, and sarcoma; specialized skills and interest in clinical trials, neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer, and sentinel lymph node biopsy